An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

That a vicious man liveth vitioustly, and a godly man godlily. That if a minister be wrongfully forbidden to preach, he ought not to obey, for any commandment of power to the contrary, because it is a work not of indifferency, but of express commandment. The next article was almost one with this. That the ecclesiastical censures are antichristian: which Huss denied to be uttered in that form. That there ought no interditement, or curse to be appointed unto the people. And these were the articles both alleged out of his book of the Church, and by himself avouched before them. Besides these, there were other articles brought against him: among which were 19. that brought him into prison. That Paul according to present justice, was a blasphemer, but the child of God by predestination. That Christ more loveth a predestinate man, being sinful, then a reprobate, in what grace soever he be for the time. That all sinful, according to present justice, are not faithful. That the words of Christ touching binding and losing, except they be well understood, bring much ⟨p. 330⟩fear, or much presumption That the binding and loosing by God is simply and plainly the principal. That priests do only heap up those things out of the scriptures, which serve for their bellies. That the Popes power, when he doth wickedly, is not to be feared. That an evil Pope is not the successor of Peter, but of Judas. That the Pope is the beast spoken of in the Apocalypse. This he denied to have been uttered by him. That it is lawful to preach, notwithstanding the Popes inhibition. That the Popes commandment being not agreeable to the Gospel, is not to be obeyed. That the Clergy and Laity may judge of the works of prelates. That God himself doth suspend every wicked priest from his ministry. That the Clergy supplanteth the Lay people, &c.

That a vitious man liueth vitioustly, and a godly man godlily. That if a minister be wrongfully forbidden to preach, he ought not to obey, for any commandement of power to the contrarie, because it is a worke not of indifferency, but of expresse commandement. The next article was almost one with this. That the ecclesiasticall censures are antichristiā: which Husse denied to be vttred in that form. That there ought no interditement, or curse to be appointed vnto the people. And these were the articles both alleadged out of his booke of the Church, and by himselfe auouched before them. Besides these, there were other articles brought against him: among which were 19. yt brought him into prison. That Paul according to present iustice, was a blasphemer, but the childe of God by predestination. That Christ more loueth a predestinate man, being sinful, then a reprobate, in what grace soeuer he be for the time. That al sinful, according to presēt iustice, are not faithful. That ye words of Christ touching binding and losing, except they bee well vnderstood, bring much